Stocking-supporting means.



No. 849,253. PATENTED APR. 2, 1907. G. P. MANSFIELD.

STOCKING SUPPORTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 29. 1906.

Vvtmeooaa v r irn'rrnn s'rarns Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed December 29, 1906. Serial No. 360,034-

]0 all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, GEORGEF. MANSFIELD,

acitizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county ofJackson and State of Mississlppi, have invented a new and usefulStocking-Supporting Means, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to means for supporting socksor stockings from short or knee drawers. It is a well-known fact that itis the usual custom to employ in connection with this type of drawersgarters that encircle the legs; but these are uncomirirtaible, and tendto stop the circulation of The object. of the presentinvention,therefore, is to provide sim le means of a novel nature whereby the socs or stockings are supported directly from the drawers, said means beingreadily adjustable, so that supporters may be properl fitted to thewearer.

The referre form of construction is'illus; trated in the accompanyingdrawings, where- Figlure 1 is a detail perspective view showing t esupporters in place. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view throu h a portionof the supporter and showing t e same on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 1s aface view of the garter.

responding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated the drawers are shown at 4, and the socksto be supported, are designated 5. The lower ends of the drawer-legs areprovided with depending tabs 6, having buttonholes 7 therein. Each ofthe garters comprises an elastic strap 8, the upper end of which isformed into a'loop 9, secured by a buckle-plate 10. The outer wall 11 ofthe loop has an opening l2therethrough. A button has a base 13, locatedthe loo and ashank .14, that projects'through t e o ening 12 and isprovided at its outer end wit a head 15. The stra is also formed into alower loop 16, in whic is located a sock or stocking engaging clamp 17.The lower terminal of the strap is interlocked in a buckle-plate 18,that is slidably mounted on an intermediate portion of the strap. It

Similar reference-numerals designate cor-" will thus be ap. arent thatthe garter may be lengthened or s ortened, asdesired, by sliding thebuckle-strap 18 on the fabric or webbing.

The use of the device will be clearly evident by reference to Figs. 1and 2, wherein it will be noted that the button is engaged in thebuttonhole 7 of the tab 6, and the clamp 17 is engaged with the sock orstocking in the 'usual manner.

It will thus be seen that the socks or stockings will be supporteddirectly from the drawers, and there will be no binding action upon thelegs of the wearer. Furthermore, the garters can be extendedorshortened, as desired, so that they-may be properly fitted.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art with out further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor .details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or -sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with a drawers-leg having a tab provided with abuttonhole, of a strap havin a loop formed at its upper end, one wall 0such loop having an openin therethrough, a button having a base locatewithin and inclosed by the loop, and a shank extending throughsaidopening. in the walland projecting from said loop, said shank detachablyengaging in the buttonhole ofthe tab, means ad ustably connecting thelower terminal of the strap to an intermediate por-' tion of the same,forming a lower adjustable loop, and a stocking-engaging device having aportion engaged in the latter loop and ad justable therewith.

In testimony that 'I claim the foregoing as my own I havehereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE F. MANSFIELD.

Witnesses a J os. SANDERS, JNo. H. 0001:.

